drzcharlie
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Well I was half right anyway...
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Hi everyone,
As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.
When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.
Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.
Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.
Thanks for your patience and support!
TR650 luggage options
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Husqvarna
DeLewis
Husqvarna
AA Class
Thanks for the heads up. I just ordered a set of the BRMoto racks from Berg. If you're ordering from Oz (as mentioned elsewhere on this site) ask for a postage quote because the shipping calculator quotes about $250 for shipping. I was charged $90 to ship to Melbourne via USPS which is very reasonable I reckon.
ozav8r
Husqvarna
AA Class
You'll be very happy with the racks from Berg. They're incredibly strong!!
drzcharlie
Husqvarna
Pro Class
What ^he^ said, I've crash tested mine and they are none the worse for wear. Strong stuff.
danketchpel
Husqvarna
AA Class
Here's my setup for now. I will keep the Wolfman Explorer Lite tankbag but don't know how much I'll use the Trax boxes. They are off my Stelvio so I tossed them on to see how they look.
My plan is to get some soft luggage and make a mounting plate for them to go with the SW-Motech racks.
The tail rack is the one from Nordic Cycles.
My plan is to get some soft luggage and make a mounting plate for them to go with the SW-Motech racks.
The tail rack is the one from Nordic Cycles.
broadwayron
Husqvarna
A Class
Mounted these racks tonight... really impressed with the fit and how stout they are. And, they fit fine with the Nomad rear rack (I used some Nomad spacers and bolts for a better fit). It's rare when I can get 2 different aftermarket products to bolt together without any mods... that was a nice surprise.
Mark_H
Husqvarna
AA Class
I just got me a set of Givi E22N side boxes to go with the Givi Blade Topbox which I have had since I go the bike 6 months ago.
The Givi bracket for the TR650 is not available here and I could not find one on any websites either, even though the literature that came with the E22Ns clearly shows the luggage rack on a TR650, so I set about having custom racks made.
First of all the squares were made to fit the boxes, including a copy of the Givi locking system, then the long bars tie the squares to the frame on the upper part of the rear footpeg mount.
Simple bushes made up to fit in the existing rack fixings, with extended bolts form the front top supports.
The rear of the squares is fixed and supported on the strongest point where the exhausts are mounted.
Out for a test run before going for powder coating, fully loaded the set up feels good and LED lights have been added into the outer edges of the side boxes to show the extra width of the bike at night.
More to come.......
The Givi bracket for the TR650 is not available here and I could not find one on any websites either, even though the literature that came with the E22Ns clearly shows the luggage rack on a TR650, so I set about having custom racks made.
First of all the squares were made to fit the boxes, including a copy of the Givi locking system, then the long bars tie the squares to the frame on the upper part of the rear footpeg mount.
Simple bushes made up to fit in the existing rack fixings, with extended bolts form the front top supports.
The rear of the squares is fixed and supported on the strongest point where the exhausts are mounted.
Out for a test run before going for powder coating, fully loaded the set up feels good and LED lights have been added into the outer edges of the side boxes to show the extra width of the bike at night.
More to come.......
Mark_H
Husqvarna
AA Class
Aware of the issues with the flimsy plastic OEM top rack, my intention was to continue with the construction and build a replacement for it which would tie in with the new side racks. Mine hasn't suffered any issues like some here, but I am always careful with the amount of weight I put into the top box.
Returning from the test run I decided against the new top rack and instead made some additions to the side racks to add extra support.
The whole job has been powder coated and the Givi side boxes fit a treat, they are easily removed just like the manufacturers rack - but IMHO a lot better.
Returning from the test run I decided against the new top rack and instead made some additions to the side racks to add extra support.
The whole job has been powder coated and the Givi side boxes fit a treat, they are easily removed just like the manufacturers rack - but IMHO a lot better.
Mark_H
Husqvarna
AA Class
Correct, and that is obviously the reason that I cannot find them anywhere, however in the Fitting Instructions of the Givi Boxes there is this literature.
Spot the bike !!
Givi clearly show a side rack to fit a TR650, although as far as I am aware they do not make one.
Strange ??
hasenpfeffer
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Husqvarna sold a factory accessory rack for a short time when the TR first came out. The rack was made by Husqvarna, and the cases were rebadged Givi Trekkers.
http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/husqvarna-bags-are-here-for-tr-models.33952/
http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/husqvarna-bags-are-here-for-tr-models.33952/
MoskoMoto Back Country 35's on BR Moto racks.
These bags are just a step above anything I have used on a bike so far. Design and built are incredible.
This is top notch kit .....The guy is not far from me on down HWY 14. I wish I had a bike that did not have bags yet....HMmmmmm how could I change that...anyway very very nice stuff from Moskomoto